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A small seed of offense
“A small seed of offense has a way of growing into bitterness. Once bitterness takes root, all kinds of weeds begin to bloom. There’s a particular thought that can keep us caught up in the pattern of offense: If I ignore it, it will go away. Proverbs 19:11 tells us to ‘overlook an offense, which
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